The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Chinese lawyer in the country, appeared as
counsel in a case at Brooklyn day or two ago.
IT is estimated that between $500 900, 900 and
5000 600 900 will be expended in railroad con-
struction in the United States during the cur
rent year
DAVID BuRKE, of Kingston, N. NJ, quarreled
with Con Ryan and challenged him to fight with
pistols. Ryan being unarmed, accepted a
pistol from Burke and the result was that Ryan
was killed.
VIcToRIAYo an Indian of San Jacinto, Cal,
once chief of the Seranos, is thought to be at
least 125 years old. His narration of scenes at
the San Gabriel Mission, where he worked when
q boy confirms this belief. His mind is active
and his memory good.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has SHE'D o legal
bombshel into the booming city of Omaha in
the shape of suit for 900 acres of its valuable
land, estimated at S10.0O0,000. Great conster-
nation prevails. Citizen Train bought the land
in 1865, and he claims to still hold the title. He
was the prophet of Omahas future greatness,
and did much to make her good points known
to the world.
=. A STRANGE coincidence recently occurred in a
divorce case before Massachusetts, court. The
defendant bore the historic name of Daniel Web
ster. Strangely enough the woman who sued
for divorce was Catherine lie Roy which name
was borne by the second wife of the great New
Hampshire orator and statesman. So far as
could be learned, the plaintiff and defendant are
not in any way related to the famous people
whose names they BEAR
OF the amount of silver in existence $4,000
100000 is estimated to be in coin and bullion,
81, 200, 600, 600 in watches, and the remainder in
plate, jewelry and ornaments OF the amount
in existence 81 754 900 900 is estimated to have
been Obtained from North America, S736, OO0,-
600 from South America, S63,000,000 from
Europe, 81, 600 900 from Africa and S31, 100000
from Asia, including Australia, New Zealand
and Oceanica The amount of the precious
metals in existence is estimated at $13,974 Co.,
O00
GEN BUTLER is merciless when cross-exanlin-
ing witnesses Once, on a trial in Massachu-
sets, at which Prof. Horsford, of Cambridge, a
compeer of DIR. Webster, the eminent anato-
mist, was witness, be used the distinguished
gentleman so roughly in his cross-examination
that the court interfered saying: Perhaps,
Mr. Butler, you are not aware who the witness
is It is Prof Horsford of Cambridge" Where
upon the terrible advocate, fixing an eye upon
each, replied: "Oh, yes, your honor, know, a
Harvard professor; we hanged one of them
while ago"
THE Captain of the bark James Borland,
which has arrived at New York from Nuevitas,
reports that May 6, on the edge of the Gulf
Stream, off Body Island, a conclusion which
shook the vessel from stem to stern was felt,
and for moment the Captain thought the
n.
wards huge wounded whale raised itself under
the bow and then sank. AS far as the eye could
see astern in the wake of the vessel the sea was
streaked with blood. The Captain thinks he
was lucky that the shock of the collision did not
send the Borland to the bottom.
IT is said that the memory never entirely loses
what it has once taken up; but not everybody
remembers to such good purpose as did Mrs.
Nancy Freeman, of South Norridgewock Me-
93 years old. Mrs. Freemans husband died
seventeen years ago, and some time before his
death he hired a man to split some wood for
him. Not paying for the work at once MIR.
Freeman asked his wife to see that the matter
was not forgotten. Both Mr.. Freeman and the
man who did the work died soon after, and Mrs.
Freeman had not thought of the debt until it
flashed upon her mind the other day. She i'm
mediately sought out the widow of the dead
man and paid the bill.
In CHICAGO there are said to be twenty-seven
distinct schools factions of mental healers;''
but they, together with all other irregulars,
will have to pass satisfactory examination If
a bill now before the Illinois Legislature
becomes law. 1t provides: ANY person
shall be regarded as practicing medicine, within
the meaning of this act, who shall treat, oper-
ate on or prescribe for thersick or afflicted. It
is furthermore provided that a fee of $25 shall
be paid for the examination of non graduates
and til at itinerant vendorso of anything intended
for the treatment of disease, or who in any
way profess to heal disease by any drug nos
trum, manipulation or other expedient, shall
pay a license of 500 month to the Board"
THE schooner Anna E. J. Morse, of Ports
mouth, was struck by fierce northeasters off
New Point the other night, and Skipper Lansil
at once made harbor. He anchored with his
sheet anchor, paying out 100 fathoms of chain.
A second anchor was dropped and 70 fathoms
were given it. The schooners Juggling at her
mornings parted the last chain at the hawse
pipe and left Capt. Lansil to reflect that his
freight money would have to pay tribute to re-
place the loss, which amounted to about $500.
On Sunday morning he began heaving in his
only anchor When it came in sight hanging to
one of the filIkes chain, which proved to
belong to the IS fathoms lost the night before
man was ordered over the bow, line was
made fast to the missing chain and soon the lost
anchor was at the cathead
A CORRESPONDENT, writing Of reception at
the American Legation in London says that
Mrs. Phelps, the Minister'S wife, is striking
looking woman and receives her guests with
great ease and cordially. She is about the
medium height, with full, round figure. Her
nose is nearly straight, and her mouth is small
and very pleasant in expression. Her ewes are
soft gray, full Of expression, and showing
great appreciation of fun when she laughs. Her
hair, which is almost white, was arranged in
small, short, soft rings about her face and over
the top of her head. At the back it was twisted
into a soft coil. Mrs. Phelps wore plain black
silk, the neck cut square and filed in with white
silk tulle. In her hand she carried long she'll
handled binocle. She wore dark tan nous.
quetaire gloves, but no jewery of any kind
A GENTLEwoMAN in straitened circumstances
recently offered for sale through sympathetic
society woman very handsome old silk gown
lit was at least 100 and perhaps 200 years old
a heavy, rich, and tasteful dress. Its owner
thought it intrinsicaly worth about 3f50 but
was willing to sell it for 500. The first person
to whose attention her friend brought the gown
was Mrs. Hearst, the generous wife of the silver
Senator from California When she had heard
the little story and seen the elegant dress Mrs
Hearst asked the price. zone hundred and fifty
dollars" was the reply. "Oh, couldn't think
of giving that for it, said Mrs. Hearst Her
hostess was on the point of saying: MY friend
would take 500 for it," when Mrs Hearst went
on: IF you will take $3.50 for it will gladly
buy it-but Il couldn't think of giving any less
for it," 1t is useless to say that she got it at her
own generous price.
The farms in the United States according to
the last census were worth $40 197, 900, 600 The
residence and business real estate, including
water power, was estimated at 81, 49,, 200. 900:
and the railroads, with their equipments at
So $3.50, 10000. The telegraphs ships and canals
do not make large showing, their total value
only reaching S4l9, 100000. But the live stock
on and of the farms farming tools and machin-
cry make very respectable amount the total
rising 10 50, 406 1000. A still larger item Is to
be found in the household furniture paintings
books, clothing jewelry and household supplies
Of food, fuel and the like the total being placed
at a round S., 200, 900. The Mines petroleum
wells and 01rarrieg add n frifa of G-pt Ono nOo,